Steering attachment for traction-engines.



I E. JOHNSON. STEERING ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTION ENGINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.6, 1914.

1,131,523, Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

, quickly applied to a traction engine and gang glow 111 the manner illustrated and describe The mechanism referred to will enable a single operator standing on the platform of the gang plow to steer the traction engine thus dispensing with the services of an extra engineer to control the traction engine.

What I claim is 1. Steering apparatus adapted to be connected to the steering mechanism of a traction engine and capable of being operated from the platform of the object drawn by the traction engine, the same comprising a longitudinally extensible steering shaft, a hand controlled wheel on the rear end thereof, means at the forward extremity of said shaft adapted to engage the hand controlled steering wheel of the traction engine, and a supporting rack along which the rear portion of sald shaft is slidable laterally.

2. Steering apparatus adapted to be connected to the steering mechanism of a traction engine and capable of being operated from the platform of the object drawn by the traction engine, the same comprising a longitudinally extensible steering shaft, a hand controlled wheel on the rear end there of, and means at the forward extremity of said shaft adapted to engage the hand controlled steering wheel of the traction engine, said extension shaft comprising a rear extensible section, an intermediate section connected by a universal joint to said rear section, a forward section connected by a uni- Versal joint to the intermediate section, and a bearing bracket in which said intermediate section is journaled.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' ELMER JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

Ewn. S. JOHNSON, J. A. ANDERSON. 

